Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by whiplash451 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @03:52AM
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Are we reading the same comment? @randomsearch said it would take decades for the company to decline.
Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by optimalsolver on Thursday February 03, 2022 @09:17AM
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Right, but PaulRobinson is thinking in geological time.
Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by pratnala on Thursday February 03, 2022 @03:58AM
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WhatsApp already does payments in India (and few other countries?) [1]
Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by throwaway473825 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @04:19AM
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This is what I see when I click on your link:
> The payments feature on App is not available in this country.
Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by sangnoir on Thursday February 03, 2022 @04:42AM
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Are you in India?
Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by throwaway473825 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @06:51AM
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No. Given that the link was used as a source, I thought I would see a list of countries where the payment feature is supported.
Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by rvz on Thursday February 03, 2022 @07:46AM
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It is currently being piloted in the US and Guatemala. [0] This WhatsApp link also works. [1]
Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by nextaccountic on Thursday February 03, 2022 @09:31AM
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Also in Brazil
Re:Facebook loses users for the first time
by jack_riminton on Thursday February 03, 2022 @07:05AM
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I agree, despite this headline, the more I see fb becoming a part of everyday life for the vast majority of people (in the UK). It's amazing how much of what normal people consume and even buy now happens on fb. I wouldn't write them off just yet
On the ethics thing: they introduced some mechanisms around this, but the appointment of Nick Clegg to drive this as head of "Global Affairs" was always an eyebrow-raiser for those even slightly politically aware in the UK, and predictably less effective than FB management needed him to be (note: I voted Lib Dem in 2010 because I believed in his leadership - it's what he did next that showed the warning signs).
I think another quarter of decline and we might see a major shake-up, and I wouldn't be amazed to see Whatsapp getting payment (including crypto) functionality as a bit of Hail Mary to build another social network moat.